New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 5:5-7

5Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֶךְ־lekh-H1980nowבֹּ֔אBo'H935,and I will sendוְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥הve.'esh.le.ChahH7971a letterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”So he departedוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980andtookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947with him tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235talentsכִּכְּרֵי־ki.ke.rei-H3603of silverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701,sixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505shekelsof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and tenוְעֶ֖שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235changesחֲלִיפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of clothesבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.

6And he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935the letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258as thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comesכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935to you, beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971Naamanנַעֲמָ֣ןna.'a.ManH5283my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650to you, so that you may cureוַאֲסַפְתּ֖וֹva.'a.saf.ToH622him of his leprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.”

7But when the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478readכִּקְרֹא֩kik.Ro'H7121the letterהַסֵּ֜פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Am I Godהַאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to killלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191and to keepH2421aliveH2421,that thisזֶה֙zehH2088man is sendingשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971wordto me to cureלֶאֱסֹ֥ףle.'e.SofH622a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of his leprosyמִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹmi.tza.ra'.ToH6883? Butconsiderדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045nowנָא֙na'H4994,and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200howH3588he is seekingH579aH579quarrelH579against me.”

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